Today, my precinct lost a town meeting member and constant voter, Steve W. Orr. I am not a town meeting member, so I never saw Steve smile in our Nevins Hall (at our municipal building here in Framingham), but he had a good one in Village … [Read more...]
Archives for January 29, 2013
Community Dialogue on Banks’ Role and Responsibility on Climate
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) will host Banks, Climate Justice and the Green Economy, tomorrow at the Democracy Center in Cambridge. The first in a series of events planned for the Greater Boston area, the dialogue will focus on banks’ … [Read more...]
Source: Lynch is in
A person familiar with Congressman Stephen Lynch's plans has informed BMG that Lynch will enter the race for John Kerry's very-soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat. Lynch plans to make a formal announcement on Thursday afternoon at the Iron … [Read more...]
Ladies and Gentlemen, we really do have a primary
Lynch is announcing on Thursday. A lot of people scoff at the idea of Lynch, because he's fairly conservative for Massachusetts, and very much so for Mass Democrats. However, if you're a Markey supporter, underestimate him at your … [Read more...]
Kerry is confirmed 94-3; the race to succeed him is on
John Kerry has won easy (94-3) Senate confirmation as President Obama's new Secretary of State. Needless to say, we are very proud that one of BMG's own is now the nation's top diplomat! Congratulations Mr. Secretary - a well-deserved … [Read more...]
40 Years Safe and Legal: Let’s Keep It That Way
This post was written by Nonnie S. Burnes, Board Chair & Interim CEO, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. From 1996 to 2007, Burnes served as a judge in the Superior Court of Massachusetts. A seventeen-year-old girl sits … [Read more...]
Markey campaign kickoff in Malden this Saturday
UPDATE by Charley: Doors open at 10am, Ed actually talks at 11am per Markey press release: Here's the full schedule for the day: Markey To Launch Campaign for U.S. Senate in Hometown of Malden Medford, MA – In his hometown of Malden, … [Read more...]
Won’t Somebody Think of the Children!!!!!!: Coakley Proposes Massive Expansion of Wiretapping Powers
Some folks might be ashamed to use the bodies of dead kids as cover for a power grab. That clearly doesn’t include Martha Coakley. The Globe and Daily News Transcript reported yesterday that Coakley, along with state senator Gene … [Read more...]
Greetings from Progressive Massachusetts
Hello from Progressive Massachusetts. This is our/my first “official” post but we/I intend to be regular contributors and look forward to actively engaging with you on the issues of concern to many of us. Progressive Massachusetts is a … [Read more...]